Hoel's

Speaking now in answer to some question of Hoel's, he was declaring that recently, over the affair of Queen Morgan, and during the past months in Orkney, and finally in the moderate tone he was now taking over Gareth's killer, Bedwyour, Gawain had shown himself to have acquired a certain steadiness, and would find the adventure on foreign soil, though it might prove merely to be a diplomatic mission, a rewarding experience.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

Arthur, with Mordred, and two or three of Hoel's own lords, had supped with the king, and now sat over a bowl of mulled and spicy wine.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

"He leads Hoel's army, and with them the troops he took with him, and Bedwyour is called down from Benoic with his men."

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

It was certain that Hoel's Prankish neighbours had had nothing to do with the rape, and, when it was known that the "giant" and his ruffianly companions were dead, the villagers and the forest folk who had suffered from the robbers 'depredations dared speak out at last, making it quickly apparent that the recent raids and harassments had all been the work of the same robber band.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

Hoel's chief captain, a trusted veteran, with a troop of Breton cavalry, accompanied Arthur and his Companions.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

King Hoel's niece Elen, sixteen years old and a beauty, set out one day from her father's home towards Hoel's castle at Kerrec.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

To him Arthur, feeling his age for the first time (though he was by many years King Hoel's junior), turned in gratitude and affection.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

It was possible that Hoel might be able to take the field, but if not, Arthur must command Hoel's army, together with such force as he had brought with him.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

Now he frowned his way slowly through the beautifully penned Latin of Hoel's scribe.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

Hoel's niece, the Princess Helena, had been seized by a monstrous giant, who had fled with her to the top of St. Michael's Mount.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983